Black Man Executed For Pipe Bomb Death Of White Florida TrooperA drug trafficker who placed a pipe bomb in a gift-wrapped microwave oven in a plot to kill two potential murder witnesses was executed Wednesday for the 1992 death of a Florida highway trooper who became the unintended victim. Paul Augustus Howell, 48, was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Florida State Prison in Starke, the office of Gov. Rick Scott said in an email. Howell was condemned for the killing of Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Jimmy Fulford on Feb. 1, 1992, when the package exploded during a traffic stop. - (Black-on-white)

Sheriff: Second black suspect in fatal LaPlace shooting of White man turns himself in LAPLACE, La. – The man believed to be the triggerman in a shooting at a LaPlace animal feed store that left a man dead and his wife injured turned himself to the U.S. Marshalls Fugitive Task Force at noon Thursday after arranging to do so through his attorney, Sheriff Mike Tregre said. The move by Charles Mcquarter III, 22, came less than 12 hours after the first suspect did the same thing. Dracier Dewey, 22, surrendered to police early Thursday morning. In his confession, Tregre said Dewey named Mcquarter as the gunman. He is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, armed robbery and a parole violation. He is being held without bond. Mcquarter was arrested in 2012 on second-degree murder and weapons charges. It was not immediately clear what came of that arrest since Mcquarter was not in prison. Store owner Steven Finckbeiner was fatally shot and his wife, Constance, was injured in the robbery. Dewey was arrested and booked with principal to armed robbery, principal to first-degree murder and principal to attempted first-degree murder. Surveillance video showed two men leaving the feed store shortly after the shooting. A man in a red jacket appears first, then the other shows up carrying what looks like a cash register. - (Black-on-white)

WARNING, GRAPHIC VIDEO: Black Man with saggy pants attacks White Olympia bus driverOLYMPIA, Wash. — An Olympia bus driver was attacked by a rider after an argument between the two erupted. Police said the Intercity Transit bus driver, Robert Weigelt, was on his route on the west side of Olympia when he and a rider began to argue. That bus rider has been identified as 24-year-old Kiel Duggins. The driver then stopped and ordered the man off the bus. Surveillance video showed the two men at first pushing one another. Then Duggins began punching the driver in the face multiple times while screaming obscenities. A Good Samaritan on the bus saw what was happening and grabbed on to Duggins and tried to pull him off of the driver. The attack only lasts about 60 seconds but the driver is punched more than 20 times. Duggins ran from the bus. Weigelt has two black eyes and his nose was broken. Wednesday night he said he couldn’t really remember what happened after the first couple punches. - (Black-on-white)

Woman speaks out about back seat attack by doo-ragged blackTacoma, Wash. — "I thought he was going to kill me," Marilyn Sirmans said as she described what it was like to get into her car and get attacked by a man hiding in the back seat. "The first thing is I'm dead", said Sirmans. "He's definitely going to rape me and kill me."
Tacoma police are now asking for the public's help to find the man whose image was captured by surveillance cameras inside the store. Here is his denoscription from their news release: Suspect is described as a black male, 20-30 years, 6 feet tall with a slender build, black jacket with a hood, black skull cap or doo-rag, long gray shirt, black nylon sweat pants with a unique thin stripe... - (Black-on-white)

Screaming woman scares away (black) man hiding in back seat
TACOMA, Wash. — A robber who got into the back seat of a woman’s car while she was in a Tacoma grocery store was scared away by the victim’s frantic screams. On Thursday at 9:45 p.m., a man asked a woman in the parking lot of the Safeway at 1624 72nd St. E. for a light for his cigarette. Police said after the woman went into the store, he got into her vehicle and hid in the back seat. When the woman returned and drove on to Portland Avenue, the man climbed into the front seat. When the woman stopped in the middle of the street and began screaming, the man jumped out, taking the victim’s purse with him, and ran. Police believe the man was going to sexually assault the woman but ran when she started screaming. The robber is described as black, 20 to 30 years old, 6 feet tall with a slender build.

Black man punches (White) people in face, runs to getaway car AMES, Iowa —Ames police are investigating multiple reports of a man randomly punching people in the face. Two assaults were reported on the same day, Feb. 16. The people reported to police that a man punched them in the face in two separate incidents. Tony Behnke relives the moments before he was attacked in the early hours of Feb. 16. It was sometime after 3:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Stanton Avenue in Ames. "About halfway down the block a guy got out of a car and started following me down the street," said Behnke. "He followed me pretty closely. It always sounded like he was increasing pace. It kept scaring me." The Iowa State sophomore slowed down and tried to let the man pass him. "I heard him just right behind me and I heard a couple steps and then I felt the hit to my side and I was on the ground," said Behnke. Before he could get up, the man had run away. "After he hit me, him and his buddies just started laughing -- got in the car. He didn't steal anything, nothing like that, but it just seemed like a joke to them," said Behnke. What Behnke didn't realize was minutes before another man was also assaulted at the intersection of Hayward Avenue and Knapp Street. That man suffered a broken jaw. Behnke said he suffered a concussion. Sean White said another attack happened to his friend just this past Saturday night, but the friend was lucky. "He got out of the car and just run up and and he kind of punched, but he slipped on the ice as he punched him," said White. Behnke said he is confident his attack was part of what is called the "knockout game," which are crimes reported across the USA where suspects attempt to knock out or sucker punch a victim. Ames police can't confirm that the incidents are related to a knockout game, but they can say they're similar. "It's still very scary. I can't walk home at night without thinking about it," said Hehnke. Police said the man involved was a black male about 6 feet tall with dreadlocks that might have had yellow or highlighted tips. - (Black-on-white)

Georgia: Police: 3 blacks, 1 wigger arrested in 'Knockout Game'BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- Police charged four people for an unprovoked attack on a juvenile inside a Walmart. The alleged attack happened Sunday inside the Walmart on Altama Avenue. The entire incident was captured by the store's security camera. Police said the victim, the son of a Glynn County fire chief, sustained swelling and bruising to the facial area where the punch landed. Police identified the attacker as Brandon Allen, Jr., 18. He and Jervon Sanderson, 18, Kaleb Dirting, 18, and Ramone Roberson, 19 are charged with first-degree cruelty to children. The attack is similar to what has become known as the "Knockout Game" where offenders randomly sucker-punch strangers with the goal of knocking them unconscious, said police.

Manhunt continues for black abduction suspect, white girlCLARK COUNTY — A manhunt contines for a 44-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl he is believed to have abducted Tuesday in Clark County for the second time since September. Sheriff Gene Kelly said the girl, Michaela Bruce, and the public could be at risk if the suspect, Mark Edwards, attempts to do something desperate to escape capture. He is possibly armed with guns and knives. Tammy Bruce, the girl's mother, said that Edwards "knows he's going to be found... and it ain't going to be good." She likened her daughter's relationship with Edwards to being in a "cult." "It's like her little brain has been drilled over and over and over that he loves her. I trusted him. His daughter was my daughter's best friend.His wife was my friend," Tammy Bruce said. - (Black-on-white)

Police looking for black man who groped two teensPORTLAND, OR - Portland Police are looking for a man who groped one teenager and may have also inappropriately touched another. Police say on Feb. 6, a 13-year-old girl was approached by the suspect at a TriMet bus shelter at North Dekum Street and Durham Avenue. The suspect touched her and used sexually explicit language while she waited for the bus. In that instance, he was caught on Trimet surveillance video. He is described as a black man in his mid twenties to early thirties about 5' 10", 175 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and clean shaven. A 14-year-old girl says she was also touched by a man on a Trimet Bus on Jan. 23. It happened in the area of North Woolsey Avenue and Trenton Street.

Wayne County Black Charged With Statutory RapeWayne County deputies say a Dudley man is charged with raping either a 13, 14 or 15-year old victim. Deputies say 22-year-old Jervon Darden is charged with two counts of statutory rape. The Goldsboro Police Department received a report of rape back on February 5th. An investigation revealed the incident happened outside city limits. The sheriff's office says Darden is being held on a half-a-million dollar bond.

Rape suspect turns himself after seeing BOLOJONESBORO, GA - Clayton County sheriff's office said a suspect wanted on several charges including rape has turned himself into authorities. A representative from the Clayton County Sheriff's Office said Cortez Carmichael is charged with theft by receiving stolen property, rape, aggravated sodomy and false imprisonment. Carmichael is alleged to have committed the crimes on Feb. 2 in Jonesboro, according to authorities. The Clayton County jail log shows Carmichael enter the detention center at 2:55 a.m. Thursday. The arresting agency was listed as Morrow police department.

Henrico black arrested for assault on preteen girl Henrico County police have arrested a man on charges that he sexually assaulted a preteenage girl. Lt. Linda N. Toney said Jonathan I. Westinghouse, 22, is known to frequent area roller rinks. Toney said detectives, after receiving information that Westinghouse was having an inappropriate relationship with a girl who was a family friend, investigated and charged him in an alleged incident that occurred this month at a residence off Hilliard Road. Westinghouse was charged Monday with one count of rape and one count of sodomy with a victim under age 13.

Chesapeake black arrested in Virginia Beach for sexual assault of a minorA 22-year-old Chesapeake man has been arrested by Virginia Beach Police for the sexual assault of a minor under the age of 13. Police say Tyree Ernest Jefferson was arrested on Friday, February 7th after the victim told detectives that the assaults occurred between December and January after the two met online and then began seeing each other in person. Jefferson has been charged with Forcible Sodomy, Rape, Taking Indecent Liberties with a Child, Object Sexual Penetration and Aggravated Sexual Battery. He is being held in the Virginia Beach Correctional Center without bond.

Black Fort Pierce footballer arrested after cousin becomes pregnant with his baby, police sayFORT PIERCE, Fla. -- A Fort Pierce Central High School football player has been arrested on a lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor charge after his 14-year-old cousin became pregnant with his baby. Fort Pierce police began investigating the case on October after the teen girl's mother gave her a pregnancy test that came up positive, and she admitted to having sex with her older cousin. Investigators determined the two had sex in late June when the girl was visiting family at Sharieff Inuka Rhaheed-Muhammad's home in Fort Pierce.

UK: Appeal for information on black man in connection with a string of thefts from homos Police are re-appealing for information on a man in relation to several thefts in Hackney. They would like to speak to Michael Lawrence, 31, in connection with a spate of thefts in which a man befriended homosexual men to gain access to their homes and steal their property and valuables. Police are warning the public not to approach Lawrence – who is described as black, 6ft tall and of a muscular build – but to call 999 immediately if they identify him. - (UK)

'Gay' Athens black arrested in homosexual assault of handicapped teenCOBB COUNTY, GA - Marietta police arrested a man they said sexually assaulted a handicapped boy. Police said Daria Lamar Hill, 18, of Athens, violated a handicapped 13-year-old boy while inside a locked hotel room between 11 p.m. and midnight on Jan. 25 at the Hampton Inn on Franklin Road in Marietta. Hill was arrested on Feb. 20 at Clarke Central High School in Athens and charged with one count of aggravated child molestation. He is being held without bond at the Cobb County Jail.

Black Holds Teen, Woman Captive, Forces Them Into ProstitutionLINDENHURST, N.Y. – A Long Island man has been accused of holding a teen girl and a woman against their will and forcing them to work as prostitutes, Suffolk County Police said. On Tuesday, police searched 35-year-old Andy Gayot’s home in Lindenhurst where they said they found the 15-year-old runaway and 21-year-old woman. Gayot used “physical abuse, threats of force, intimidation and large amounts of narcotics to keep them more or less compliant.” The 21-year-old woman was held for over a year, and the teen was held for about four months, police said. Both had been forced to engage in acts of prostitution, police said.

Nigeria: Police Arrest Man for Having Sex with Goat in Jigawa
A 20-year-old man, Malam Kamisu Baranda has been arrested by Jigawa State Police Command for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a goat at Baranda forest in Dutse Local Government Area. Kamisu was said to have admitted that the goat belonged to him and that he had asked the goat to have sexual intercourse with him but he was arrested by the village head of the area and handed over to the police.

UK: Racist Muslim Jailed for Threatening to Cut Off Policeman's PenisHaroon Rashid was chased by police officers after he punched a man in the face with a homemade kuckle duster. Officers took off in pursuit of the 31-year-old following the road rage incident in July last year. When they caught up with Rashid he launched into a tirade, saying: "I am going to cut off your dick, you f***ing white infidels," Snaresbrook Crown Court heard. He also threatened to "blow them up". Ten days later, Rashid then also threatened a member of staff at an an unemployment advice centre with knuckledusters, the court heard. - (UK)

Missouri executes black for 1989 rape and murder of White girl Ann HarrisonA Missouri man who abducted, raped and murdered a 15-year-old schoolgirl has been executed after the US Supreme Court dismissed a last-minute appeal. Michael Taylor, 47, who admitted killing Ann Harrison in the Kansas City area in 1989, died by lethal injection. Ann Harrison was waiting for the school bus near her home when she was abducted by Taylor and his accomplice, Roderick Nunley. The men put her in a car, took her to a home, raped her and stabbed her to death as she begged for her life. Nunley is also on death row. Ann's father and two of her uncles witnessed Wednesday's execution. - (Black-on-white)

Black-on-White Slaying suspect won't talk to lawyer WATERBURY — A man charged with murdering a mother and son in Watertown is refusing to talk to his public defender and was ordered to undergo a psychological exam Thursday. Claude Turner, 36, was charged in 2012 with multiple counts of murder in the brutal slaying of Michael James Perkins, 26, and his 58-year-old mother, Donna Bouffard, who were found stabbed to death in their Falls Avenue home in Oakville. - (Black-on-white)

Murder suspect Turner fires public defender Claude Turner, 36, told everyone in the upper courtroom of Waterbury Superior Court, including a judge and a prosecutor, that they were “scumbag dirty demons” before he was ushered out by marshals. Turner was charged in 2012 with multiple counts of murder in the brutal slaying of Michael Perkins, 26, and his 58-year-old mother, Donna Bouffard, who were found stabbed to death in their Falls Avenue home in Oakville. “Demons are going to kill all you all,” he said before being led away by marshals. “God will kill all of you.” An examiner found that Turner was “malingering,” or feigning a psychological condition, which Fasano used as a basis for determining that Turner was competent to stand trial.

Indiana black man sentenced for killing white wife and dumping bodyTERRE HAUTE, Ind. - A man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing his wife in Indiana and dumping her body in a southwestern Ohio ditch. A Vigo County judge ordered the sentence Tuesday for 50-year-old Lorenzo Archer Jr. after he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the death of Kayla Archer. authorities say the couple was living in Terre Haute before Kayla Archer's body was found in June 2013 in Greene County, Ohio. Investigators believe she had died perhaps three days earlier from asphyxiation. Authorities needed three days before her body was identified through fingerprints. - (Black-on-white)

Vegas carnage defendant pimp gets 16 years in sex caseLAS VEGAS — A self-described pimp has been sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison in a sex assault case that served as a prelude to his death penalty trial later this year in a Las Vegas Strip shooting and fiery crash that left three people dead. Ammar Harris said nothing during sentencing Wednesday in Clark County District Court. His lawyer, Robert Langford, told Judge Kathleen Delaney that the 27-year-old Harris isn't the bad person he's been made out to be. A jury in September found Harris guilty in a June 2010 sex attack and robbery of an 18-year-old woman. Harris is due for trial in September in the Strip shooting and crash that killed an aspiring rapper, a cab driver and taxi passenger a little over a year ago.

Jury being picked in rape trial of pimp also accused in Strip slayings - September 10, 2013
Harris is set to stand trial Dec. 2 in the fatal shooting of reputed pimp Kenneth “Kenny Clutch” Cherry Jr. as the two were driving separate vehicles on the Strip early in the morning of Feb. 21. The shooting caused Cherry to crash his car into a taxicab, which burst into flames, killing the driver, Michael Boldon, and his passenger, Sandra Sutton-Wasmund of Wash.

$10K Reward Offered For (Black) Serial Robber In Overbrook Park Targeting WomenPHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia has now posted a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man believed responsible for eight violent purse snatch robberies in Overbrook Park since early last month (See Previous Story). Police were out in force Tuesday night patrolling the neighborhood. They are hoping someone motivated by money who knows the suspect will turn on him and turn him in.

Man charged with sexually assaulting teen he babysatCHICAGO - A Washington Heights neighborhood man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl while babysitting her last December was ordered held on a $500,000 bond Friday. Howard Pondexter, 52, is charged with criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, police said. Prosecutors claim Pondexter first assaulted the girl Dec. 9 at his home, after her mother dropped her off so he could babysit. He told the girl to go to his bedroom to do homework, then fondled and sexually assaulted her, prosecutors said. He then sexually assaulted her a second time Dec. 16, also when he was watching the girl at his home, the statement said.

Man accused of having sex with underage girls in Forest Park - girls between ages 11-16FOREST PARK, Ohio —A 29-year old man is accused of having sex with eight underage girls in Forest Park. Police said Christopher Charles gave some of the girls money and gifts or let them drive his car in exchange for sex. Investigators said the girls were between the ages of 11-16. On Tuesday, the Hamilton County grand jury handed down an 11 count indictment, including seven counts of compelling prostitution, two counts of unlawful sexual contact with a minor, and two counts of rape. Police said they fear there may be more victims.

Women allegedly raped at gunpoint in Cobb; Marietta man chargedTwo women were allegedly raped at gunpoint between September and early February, and a Marietta man faces a dozen felony charges in connection with both incidents. The first assault occurred just after 3 a.m. Sept. 18, 2013, when Lemon F. McMickens allegedly forced the woman to the back of the apartment building at gunpoint, made her perform a sex act and raped her. The second incident occurred between 3 a.m. and 4:10 a.m. Feb. 1 along a wooded trail in Marietta. McMickens accosted another woman and hreatened to shoot the woman before forcing her into an apartment complex and down a wooded trail, where the assault took place.

Naked black man at bus stop beaten by angry motoristHOUSTON - A man who witnesses said was sitting naked at a north Houston bus stop near kids was beaten with a baseball bat by an angry motorist. "I thought he had passed out, but he was just naked right there at the bus stop," said one witness who didn't want to be identified. “He was just sitting down with no clothes on and kids around." According to police, someone driving by Tuesday morning noticed the naked man sitting there and stopped his vehicle in the middle of the street. He got out of his Ford Expedition wielding a wooden baseball bat and began hitting the naked man. The attacker sped away. Surveillance video shows the man flexing and stretching and dancing while disrobing inside the convenience store.

Gill pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was jailed for four-and-a-half years

Mr Young's mother Pamela has described the sentence as a 'joke'

This is the shocking moment a pedestrian was killed by a single punch after he got into a row about cycling on the pavement. Andrew Young, 40, became involved in an argument with cyclist Victor Ibitoye after he told him that cycling on the pavement was dangerous. The cyclist rode off but moments later his friend, Lewis Gill, approached Mr Young, who suffered from Asperger’s Syndrome, and punched him in the face without provocation. CCTV footage shows Mr Young falling backwards and striking his head on the road surface. Gill, 20, can then be seen to walk away after looking back to see his victim lying motionless on the ground. The attack took place in a busy shopping area of Bournemouth, Dorset, and several passersby rushed to Mr Young’s aid. - (Black-on-white) - (UK)

Man Who Killed Officer Stands Trial in 1994 RapeCLEVELAND, Ohio– 43-year-old Quisi Bryan of Cleveland was a notorious killer when he was sent to prison 14 years ago, but according to Cuyahoga County prosecutors, DNA testing of evidence from cold case rape investigations, has also identified Bryan as a serial rapist. Bryan, who earlier pleaded guilty to charges related to four of the old rape cases, is representing himself as he stands trial for the March, 1994 kidnapping and rape of a fifth victim at knifepoint. During jury selection on Monday, a shackled Bryan stood up and told prospective jurors, “I am Hamid Wadid, probably better known as Quisi Bryan, and I thank you for being here for this case.” Even though Bryan is already on death row for the June 2000 shooting death of Cleveland Police Officer Wayne Leon, prosecutors say they are obligated to seek justice on behalf of the rape victim. “She has lived with it for 20 years, and I’m sure it’s haunted her. Each crime is distinct, and each crime calls for justice.” - (Black-on-white)

RTA bus driver: Attack on me (by three black teens) a 'gang initiation'DAYTON — An RTA bus driver survived being shot and stabbed in a seemingly random attack Monday he told police occurred during what he believes was some kind of gang initiation. Rickey Wagoner, 49, of Trotwood, was standing outside his bus in the 1900 block of Lakeview Avenue when three males assaulted him. He described his attackers as black teenagers who were wearing dark colored hoodies. All three wore dark blue bandannas to obscure their faces. - (Black-on-white)

Wagoner told investigators he believed the shooting may have been a gang initiation. He said he heard one of the suspects tell another to kill him "if you want to be all the way in the club, you have to kill the polar bear." Polar bear is street lingo to identify a person as white. So-called "polar bear attacks" and the "knockout game" are shorthand for black-on-white attacks.

Who Is Ariane Raymondo-Felton? Ray Felton's Wife Brought Gun To Police Before Arrest, Report Says
New York Knicks point guard Raymond Felton was arrested early Tuesday morning after he allegedly pointed a gun at his estranged wife, Ariane Raymondo-Felton. Authorities arrested Felton after Raymondo-Felton gave his gun to the police, the New York Daily News reports. The 29-year-old (basketballer) was taken into custody and charged with three felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

Youvens Madeus charged in fatal machete attack of Horacia Simeus in suburban West Palm BeachWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A judge denied a suburban West Palm Beach man bond Tuesday in connection with the death of a 27-year-old woman. Youvens Madeus, 24, faces first degree murder charges after the body of Horacia Simeus was found Monday. Deputies found Simeus' body at the scene. Investigators said the couple was involved in a domestic dispute. Deputies said Madeus struck Simeus once with a machete, killing her.

Police: Man attacked, robbed stranger he met on TARC bus LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Police say a man attacked and robbed a stranger he met on a TARC bus. Darnell Smith is charged with first-degree robbery. Police say Smith and another man attacked the victim and threatened to kill him if he didn't cooperate.

Man Charged With Scamming WW II Vet of $95,000 By Impersonating Phila. DAA Philadelphia man was charged today with stealing over $95,000 from an elderly man in the Cobbs Creek section of the city — in part by impersonating district attorney Seth Williams. The alleged scam began when 47-year-old Shelton Thomas started doing odd jobs in June 2011 for 93-year old Raymond Campbell. But over a span of three years, according to assistant DA Jan McDermott, Thomas convinced the elderly victim to make payment after payment for “unauthorized trash dumping” of grass clippings by Thomas. McDermott says Thomas pretended in phone calls that he was various judges, and even the DA himself, to collect an escalating series of fake fees and fines. “The defendant would make the call, pretending to be somebody of high importance, and then Mr. Campbell would be more willing to give the money at that point in time,” McDermott said today. According to detective Margarita Nix, Thomas would then appear at Campbell’s door, saying he was picking up the money for the high-ranking official who had called.

Black suspect in hammer attack on White man outside West Philadelphia deli identifiedWEST PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia police say they have identified the suspect who brutally attacked a local business owner with a hammer. Nathanial Maybin, 29, from the 800 block of S. 56th Street is wanted for the attack outside Maple Deli at 49th and Lancaster in West Philadelphia. Police say David Woods, 46, was attacked at that location just before just before 5 p.m. Thursday. According to investigators, Woods had gone inside the deli to use an ATM. When he came out, Maybin allegedly ran up with a hammer and attacked. Woods' employee Bernard Williams, who was inside their work truck and heard the commotion, grabbed a bar from the truck and chased the suspect for about two blocks before losing him. Williams then went back to Woods and, finding him bleeding and unconscious, drove him to the hospital. The Gloucester City man was hit so hard, he can't even speak. Police said Woods will likely have to go through intensive speech therapy before he can talk again. - (Black-on-white)

3 suspects sought in north Seattle shooting that left (White) man deadSEATTLE – A man was found shot to death in a parking lot in North Seattle near the Greenwood Fred Meyer, according to Detective Renee Witt. The victim was 54-year-old David L. Peterson, the husband of Kimberly Peterson who works at the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Around 9:00 Sunday night, dispatchers received calls of shots fired in the area of N. 85th Street and 1st NW Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a man seated in his car in a parking lot. The victim had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Seattle Fire Department. Witnesses saw several suspects running away from the area. Police are only able to provide vague denoscriptions of the three suspects: a black man, 20-30 years old, 5-foot-10, thin and wearing a North Face jacket; a short black male; and a white woman. Police believe there may have been a robbery before the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the Seattle Police anonymous tip line at 206-233-5000. - (Black-on-white)

Police: Man arrested for rape one year after it was reportedSTATESVILLE, NC - A man has been arrested in connection to a Statesville rape case that occurred more than a year ago. The incident was reported to police on January 13, 2013. The victim said that she was walking to her home on Signal Hill Drive when she was attacked and dragged into a wooded area by three males. She was then, officers said, sexually assaulted by one of the males. Exactly one year after the rape was reported, investigators charged 25-year-old James Calvin Smyre, Jr., with first degree forcible rape, based on interviews and evidence collected during the investigation. Smyre was arrested on February 24, taken to the Iredell County Detention Center, and placed under a $250,000 bond.

UK: Black footballer denies raping woman after night outA former Premier League footballer raped a woman in a hotel after pestering her for weeks "to be his girl", a court has heard. Former Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger, 22, is accused of raping the woman after the pair had been out together in January last year. The player, who is now with League One Swindon Town, denies the charge. Newcastle Crown Court heard the woman woke naked next to Mr Ranger not knowing where she was. - (UK)

Prince Shembo reveals he was accused of sexual battery by Lizzy SeebergThree and a half years after Lizzy Seeberg committed suicide after her sexual battery allegations were slowly investigated by Notre Dame, the identity of the football player accused of committing sexual battery against her has been revealed. Prince Shembo, who has been a starting linebacker for Notre Dame since his sophomore season and is now an NFL draft prospect, admitted Saturday that he was the player at the center of the Seeberg case. Shembo says he’s been asked about it by teams who have interviewed him. “I just tell [NFL team executives] the truth, I have nothing to hide,” Shembo said via Notre Dame 247. “No one’s heard from me one time. Do you go off of one person’s story? - (Black-on-white)

Reported sexual assault at Notre Dame campus leaves more questions than answers - Mar. 26, 2012What she eventually did tell both her therapist and her friend that night -- then committed to paper, in a handwritten statement she and the other young woman carefully signed, dated and handed over to campus police the next day, is that a Notre Dame football player sexually assaulted her in his room after two other students left them alone there. Yet Notre Dame police, who have jurisdiction to investigate even the most serious crimes on campus, still had not interviewed him when she committed suicide 10 days later -- and wouldn't for another five days. "He started sucking my neck and I started crying harder," Lizzy wrote. "He pulled down my tank top by the straps. He slipped them down my shoulders and proceeded to suck and lick my right breast while holding me down on his lap by the arms. I felt his hands start to move down towards my shorts as if he was trying to unbutton them or pull them off. I was still crying at this point and felt so scared that I couldn't move." When the local prosecutor declined to bring charges, as expected in a case without a living victim, his press release made the allegations sound so tame: "specifically, the touching of her breasts."
...Power accused me of pursuing this story because the player Lizzy reported is black...

Ohio State University issues alert to watch for black suspect in January rapeOhio State University police have issued a campus alert after a student was raped in her dorm room and the suspected assailant came looking for her weeks later. OSU Police Chief Paul Denton said the woman and the suspect went to her room in Baker Hall East early on Jan. 25 and the man raped her. After he left, residence-hall staff members became aware of what happened and called police. The woman could not identify the rapist. Denton said he didn’t know how or where they met. What made the incident troubling, he said, was the fact that the man returned to the dorm. “That’s why it’s different,” Denton said. “In a date-rape situation, we typically know both parties ... In this case, we don’t know who he is.” He would not say when or what happened when the man was spotted again at the dorm. In the alert, police described the man as a “continuing threat.” “We’d like to get the person identified,” Denton said. “We’d like to talk to him, and we’d like to warn others.” The rapist has been described as a black man between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall, 18 to 20 years old, with short black hair and a “wide” build. He has a pockmarked complexion and scars over most of his face, including possibly a scar over an eyebrow.

Rite Aid Manager Murder Trial DelayedThree of the four people accused in the murder of a Chester, Pa. drugstore manager were set to go on trial Monday morning but the cases were put on hold shortly before they were set to begin. It could take months to set new trial dates in the shooting death of 40-year-old Jason McClay inside a Rite Aid store last year. McClay, who was from Broomall, Pa., was shot in the head on Sept. 19. David Wiggins, who police say is the man caught on surveillance video the night of the shooting, is charged with first-degree murder. Tariq Mahmud and Christopher Parks face second-degree murder charges. All are from Philadelphia. The trial for a fourth suspect, Rita Pultro, was set to begin tomorrow but also has been delayed to a future date. - (Black-on-white)

Man Gets 298 Years of Free Room and Board for Crime SpreeA man who was convicted of a crime spree in southern Colorado has been sentenced to 298 years in prison. Ivan Stamps was found guilty of several charges including aggravated robbery, attempted robbery, criminal impersonation and assault on a peace officer. Last Friday a judge also found him guilty of being a habitual criminal. Stamps was sentenced Monday. Stamps was accused in a crime spree that started in January 2013 when a Colorado state trooper tried to pull over a Subaru without plates near Powers and Platte in Colorado Springs. The driver wouldn't stop and started driving into a nearby field. He reportedly blew a tire trying to get away, disabling the Subaru.

Darkest Africa: Limpopo policeman and pastor in court for rape
The officer was said to also be a pastor in the Zion Christian Church who helped people with various problems. "It is alleged that the suspect ordered the victim to undress and to have sexual intercourse with him as this was allegedly part of the church ritual needed to cleanse the victim of bad luck," Dlamini said. "The victim alleges that the suspect forced himself on her."

Suspect Arrested In Fatal Sylvan Street ShootingNASHVILLE, Tenn. – A suspect has been arrested after a fatal, early morning shooting in Nashville. Officials with the Nashville Police Department said 27-year-old Christian Brown will be charged with criminal homicide and aggravated robbery after the shooting death of 26-year-old Ronald Sanders. The shooting was reported around 3:45 a.m. Saturday outside Sander's residence at the James Cayce public housing development on Sylvan Street. Witnesses told police Brown and another suspect approached Sanders and demanded money. Police said an altercation broke out and Sanders was shot. He was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where officials said he later died. Investigators said Brown has previous convictions for felon in possession of a weapon, aggravated assault and aggravated burglary. They said they are still searching for the second suspect. - (Black-on-white)

Huntersville Residents on Edge as Search Continues for Murder SuspectsCHARLOTTE, NC-- One day after a deadly shooting happened inside of a Huntersville apartment complex, the police caution tape is gone and lots of questions remain unanswered. Wednesday evening, 19-year-old Peter Jordan was shot and killed outside of apartment G at the Landings at Northcross apartments located off Sam Furr Road near I-77 and Birkdale Village. Huntersville Police say Jordan did not live at the complex, and that they are searching for suspects based on eyewitness accounts from area residents. "They observed a black Chevrolet Impala occupied by three to four black males leaving the area at a high rate of speed," says Capt. Kevin Johnston with the Huntersville Police Department. As the search for the suspects continues, residents living in nearby apartments recall a frightening evening that has rattled their community. One woman we spoke with says she is too nervous to leave her apartment. Another resident says she is walking her dog earlier than usual to avoid being out after dark. She says her heart goes out to Jordan's family. - (Black-on-white)

Australia: Gang of 20 some Sudanese/Africans stab 14-year-old White boy in back - puncturing both lungsA GANG of about 20 teenagers set upon a 14-year-old boy, slashing him four times with a blade, in the latest bout of knife violence to strike Melbourne. The group, whom witnesses say were mostly Sudanese or of African descent, had tried to gatecrash a nearby party 10 minutes before they set upon Ben Phillips in the frenzied group attack. Witnesses said the gang was lying in wait for anyone that left the Cranbourne party before attacking Ben as he walked a girl home. After a brief discussion, the gang set on him, landing a flurry of punches and then kicked him as he lay on the ground. The teenager was stabbed four times in the back during the brutal assault, with the blade puncturing both lungs. - (Black-on-white)

Now shouldn't all these Sudanese and/or Africans be deported?

St. Simons Island sex crime suspect arrestedBRUNSWICK, Fla. - Glynn County police have arrested a man who they say was waiting inside a woman's home when she arrived home and attempted to sexually assault her. Police issued a warrant Saturday for the arrest of Dene Stephens, 29, They said he fled the woman's St. Simons Island house on foot. Police announced early Sunday morning that Stephens was in custody, but did not provide details of how he was captured.

Black wanted on child molestation charges is dead, following a standoffCATOOSA COUNTY, GA - A man wanted on child molestation charges is dead, following a standoff with authorities. The situation started Wednesday afternoon when a Catoosa County Animal Control Officer attempted to pick up an abandoned dog on Casaloma Trail off of Three Notch Road. The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office says 63-year-old Alonzo Shackleford Hood Sr. opened fire at the officer. When deputies arrived on the scene Hood allegedly fired at them. No one was injured. A standoff followed. After several hours of negotiations, tear gas was thrown into the home when Hood was hiding. The situation ended shortly after 9:30 pm when Hood took his own life. Hood was wanted for Aggravated Sexual Battery and 3 counts of Child Molestation.

Illegal Mexican immigrant charged with aggravated child abuseMURFREESBORO — A 35-year-old Mexican immigrant who is living in the country illegally was accused of abusing his girlfriend’s child for “not counting numbers correctly,” according to an arrest report from the Murfreesboro Police Department. Antonio “Tony” Moreno-Martinez, of Murfreesboro, is facing aggravated child abuse charges and deportation back to Mexico following a DCS investigation into an incident with his girlfriend’s child, according to a report filed by MPD Officer Tannas Knox.

Ignoring important immigration laws
How did it come about, that the United States has an estimated 13 million illegal immigrants, many of them here for years, openly living like legal residents? How does the most powerful nation on Earth permit, for decades, a steady stream of foreign invaders to trample across its southern border and stay?

Samuel Sheinbein, American killer held in Israeli prison, shot dead Israeli special forces raided a prison in central Israel on Sunday, killing one of the country's most notorious inmates after he seized a guard's weapon, shot three guards and barricaded himself inside the compound. Police identified the inmate as Samuel Sheinbein, an American who fled to Israel after committing a gruesome murder in Maryland in 1997 and whose case sparked a high-profile row between the two allies. An Israeli court sentenced Sheinbein to 24 years for his slaying and dismemberment of 19-year-old Alfred Enrique Tello Jr. Sheinbein, of Aspen Hill, Maryland, confessed to strangling Tello with a rope and hitting him several times with a sharp object. Sheinbein then dismembered the body with an electric saw and burned it.

Former Guard at Australian Chabad School Appeals Charges that he Homosexually Raped Nine BoysA convicted pedophile who sexually molested students at a Chabad-Lubavitch school for boys in Melbourne launched an appeal. David Cyprys, a karate teacher and security guard at the college, was sentenced to jail for eight years in December for sexually assaulting nine boys at Yeshivah College in the 1980s and 1990s. He must serve five-and-a-half years of his sentence before being eligible for parole. Also jailed last year for sex offenses at Yeshivah College was David Kramer. Basketball coach Shannon Francis, who is not Jewish, was jailed for offenses against girls at Maccabi Victoria.

Asylum Fraud in Chinatown: An Industry of Lies
“Just make it up,” the lawyer added. The conversation, in December 2010, was secretly recorded by federal officials conducting a wide investigation of immigration fraud in New York’s Chinese population. The inquiry has led to the prosecution of at least 30 people — lawyers (including Mr. Wang), paralegals, interpreters and even an employee of a church, who is on trial, accused of coaching asylum applicants in basic tenets of Christianity to prop up their claims of religious persecution. All were charged with helping hundreds of Chinese immigrants apply for asylum using false tales of persecution.

Black Teen Charged in Abduction of 5-year-old White Boy An 18-year-old man has been charged following the abduction of a 5-year-old boy during a carjacking Thursday in northwest suburban Park Ridge. Park Ridge Police received dozens of tips and phone calls from neighboring police agencies and the public following the abduction, which they say led investigators to Deangelo Fountain. Fountain, 18, of Evanston, was brought to the Park Ridge police department for questioning Friday and was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated kidnapping and unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle, all of which are felonies, police said Saturday. Drake Whitker was sleeping in his safety seat in the back seat of his family's car Thursday afternoon when the vehicle was stolen, police said. A woman was unloading groceries from her SUV in the 1700 block of Good Avenue in northwest suburban Park Ridge at 12:20 p.m. when a man jumped in the vehicle and drove off. - (Black-on-white)

'Their sentence won't teach them': anger of bus bell attack victim as trio are spared jail A passenger attacked by three teenagers after he asked them to stop pressing the bell on a night bus today hit out after they were allowed to walk free from court. Bronson Maisey, 40, had his front tooth knocked out in the assault on the N25 bus to Stratford when the trio pounced on him. In front of a dozen other passengers, he was punched and slapped and had to cling to a pole as his attackers tried to drag him off the bus. He spoke out after his attackers were handed suspended sentences and each ordered to pay him £500 in compensation. The three teenagers ran off but were tracked down by police following appeals for information. Shaqueil Samuels, 19, Abebambo Karumwi, 18 and Roland Mubenga, 19, were sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court this week. - (Black-on-white) - (UK)

Local minister sentenced after HIV scandalCLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - An Atlanta area minister was sentenced to ten years in prison by a Clayton County judge on Friday. Craig Davis had denied everything: the sex outside his marriage and even his positive HIV status -- until now. However, this week, a Clayton County jury convicted him on two counts of Reckless HIV, which is a felony. In his sentence hearing, one of the church women who says she had sex with Davis told the judge that she's "the one serving a life sentence." In the hearing, the prosecutor painted Davis as "unrepentant" and when it comes to unprotected sex, unstoppable. But the hearing took a turn right before the sentence was handed down -- Davis took the stand in a last minute plea for mercy. The pastor confessed that he was HIV and that he had engaged in unprotected sex without telling the women of his status. He also confessed that he believed his actions were "wrong."

Del. man wanted for rape is person of interest for Memphis policeThe U.S. Marshals Office is looking for a Delaware man wanted for rape; he is also a person of interest for the Memphis police. Officials say Durron Jones is known to frequent the area of Memphis' Abington Apartments, which is where three women have been recently sexually assaulted.

Toronto police issue alert after man charged with sex offences is released on bail Toronto Police issued a public safety alert Tuesday after a Toronto man who faces several sex offences was released on bail. It is alleged that between May 17, 2008 and January 11, 2014, a man sexually assaulted a young girl numerous times. Wayne Delroy Henry, 32, was arrested on Jan. 17 and charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of invitation to sexual touching and two counts of sexual interference. - (Canada)

Former Parmadale employee accused of illegal lesbian sexual encounters with another teenage girlCLEVELAND, Ohio -- A former employee of the Parmadale Institute is facing new charges that she had improper sexual encounters with yet another resident of the treatment center in 2007. Cassondra Goodson, 34, of Shaker Heights, was indicted in December on 29 charges related to what county prosecutors say was an on-going sexual relationship with a different teenage girl who was placed under her care at the Parmadale. According to the indictment, Goodson is accused of having sex with the girl in a hallway and conference room at the treatment center, as well as at Goodson's home and a North Randall hotel.

Romance and Lies Lead to a Philadelphia Prosecutor’s FallA former supervisor in the homicide unit of the Philadelphia district attorney’s office has been sentenced to a year of probation after pleading guilty to criminal mischief. Authorities say Lynn Nichols helped remove a truck from “stolen” status to help her boyfriend. But later, after they broke up, Nichols admits she went to the original truck owner, Nicole Chandler — who had dated the same man — and instigated a new stolen-truck report. Nichols, who authorities say was motivated by revenge, had been suspended from the DA’s office and then resigned last year. Today, in addition to the probation, she was ordered to pay $884 restitution to Chandler for damage to the truck and expenses related to its recovery.

Arrest made in killing by blunt force trauma of 15-month-old boy thrown into a tolietAuthorities in Jefferson Parish have made an arrest in the death of a 15-month-old boy in Metairie. Emergency medical personnel were called to a home. The mother told 911 operators about 7:17 a.m. that her 15-month-old son was not breathing. EMS pronounced the child dead at the scene. Homicide detectives were called to the scene. The victim, identified as Samej Batiste, 15 months old, was transported to the Jefferson Parish Corner's Office, where an autopsy was performed. Investigators conducted interviews with the mother, 27-year-old Alencia Batiste, and her boyfriend, 28-year-old Troy Kelly. Kelly admitted he was angry about the baby's behavior and forcefully removed him from the bathtub before throwing him into the commode and causing him to hit his head and upper body.

Charges: (Somali) Mpls. Man Severely Assaulted 18-Month-Old ChildA 23-year-old Minneapolis man is in custody after severely assaulting an 18-month-old child and a woman last week, according to Minneapolis Police. On the evening of Jan. 25, police officers responded to the report of a domestic assault in progress. While responding, officers were notified of a “serious threat” to the toddler at the same location. When officers arrived, they made contact with a man who resisted officers’ attempts to get into the residence. Once inside, officers located the young girl with severe injuries. The mother of the victim was also located and had also suffered assault injuries. The young victim was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center and is currently in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with facial injuries, a severely fractured skull, bleeding on the brain and a severe brain injury. The suspect, identified as Hussein Osman Birre, was arrested after the incident. Police say that as Birre was being taken from the home, he said, “She’s an angel. She’s an angel now.”

Citizenship status of suspect not reported - ed.

Woman charged with abuse, neglect of childrenST. LOUIS – A local woman is accused of abusing her two children. Monique Latrice Winston, 27, is charged with two counts of kidnapping, four counts of abuse/neglect of a child, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

Texas Judge sentences Mexican serial rapist to life in prison but says he wishes the term could be ‘a trillion years’State District Judge Mike Snipes sentenced a serial rapist Friday to life in prison for preying on at least two girls and one woman. DNA connects Jose Rico to the rapes of two girls and one woman. “I have heard the testimony of these poor, innocent girls,” Snipes said. “I am convinced beyond all doubt that you raped these little girls and scared them to death during your monstrous criminal activity.” A jury found Rico, 38, guilty last month of sexual assault of a child. The girls were bound, gagged and violated by Rico in the area of Dallas known as Five Points. Rico became known as the Five Points Rapist. The attacks occurred between 2007 and 2009. And when Rico was arrested, he was deported because he is a Mexican citizen and police and prosecutors worked for his extradition.

9-Year-Old Girl Speaks Out About Attempted Abduction In Hunting Park By Jose FerrieraPhiladelphia Police have charged a suspect in the attempted abduction of a nine-year-old girl Thursday night. The incident happened at about 5:50 p.m. in the 3700 block of N. 5th Street in the city’s Hunting Park neighborhood. “All he said was ‘come here,’” the young girl said. She’s only nine-years-old, but those are two words the young girl is likely to remember the rest of her life. “I’m happy that they said he’s locked up,” she said. According to police, “He” is 24-year-old Jose Ferriera, now in custody facing charges for attempted abduction.

17-year-old Gaspar Enciso arrested for 'body dump' on LBJ service road DALLAS -- A 17-year-old was arrested for the murder of a man who was discovered when he was dumped from a moving vehicle near the intersection of a LBJ Freeway service road and Coit Road. Police said around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, Pedro Calixto-Velenta was seen falling from a white Chevy Blazer. Police say he had multiple stab wounds, and was pronounced dead at Baylor Hospital. A suspect in the SUV kept driving and hit another vehicle before the Blazer came to rest in a school parking lot. The suspect ran away on foot. Crime scene investigators found two receipts inside the Blazer along with Calixto-Velenta's cell phone, which had texts that appeared to show he was arguing with someone. Police tracked the number in those texts down to Gaspar Enciso, 17. Surveillance video from a bank showed Enciso with Calixto-Velenta as he withdrew money.

More victims accuse Bucks psychiatrist Basem Shlewiet of fondling Five more victims have come forward with accusations against a Doylestown psychiatrist arrested last month for allegedly inappropriately touching a patient, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Dr. Basem Shlewiet was arraigned Friday afternoon on 10 additional counts of indecent assault and released on $250,000 unsecured bond. Shlewiet was initially arrested Jan. 23 after investigators received reports from three separate young women alleging he touched them during a criminal manner during the course of their treatment. The District Attorney’s Office released the information to the media and urged anyone else who may have been similarly victimized to come forward. Since the appeal, five additional victims have brought allegations against Shlewiet, prosecutors said.

2 men charged with sex crimes against farmer's cows, state police sayHERKIMER, N.Y. -- Two men were charged with sex crimes against several cows after a farmer installed video surveillance in his barn to find out why his cows weren't producing milk, state police said. Michael H. Jones, 35, of Cedarville Road, Illion, and Reid A. Fontaine, 31, address unknown, were each charged with sexual misconduct, a misdemeanor.

Priest accused of Homosexual Sex Crime against man on bus tripAuthorities say a retired New Jersey priest has been charged with engaging in unwanted sexual contact with a man after officiating at a wedding. Morris County prosecutors say the Rev. Philip Briganti, who now lives in El Paso, Texas, returned to New Jersey to officiate at a wedding Nov. 9 in the town of Prospect Park. Prosecutors say the alleged sexual contact occurred while the 67-year-old priest was on a bus trip to a hotel after the wedding reception. He is listed on the El Paso Catholic Diocese' website as a pastoral vicar at Saint Raphael's parish.

Florida child porn suspect admits to molesting Boy Scouts on camping trips A former Boy Scout leader from Florida confessed to molesting dozens of young boys on camping trips after being busted with thousands of depraved child porn images, police said. Fleetwood Peeples, Jr. reportedly admitted to abusing and taking sick pictures of the youngsters who'd been in his care after officers found the horrific stash at his Orlando lock-up.

Australia: Chinese national accused of rape arrested at airport
Police arrested a Chinese urban planner at Melbourne airport earlier this month as he readied to board a plane home days after a magistrate had discharged him on allegations he had digitally raped a tour guide. Jingson Song, 42, was discharged on February 3 after a contested committal hearing and had his passport returned after being ordered under bail conditions set in August that he not leave Victoria or attend points of international departure.

Amanda Hayes, 41, is being tried for the July 2011 murder of Laura Ackerson, the mother of her husband's children

Husband Grant Hayes was found guilty of Ackerson's murder last year and is currently serving a life sentence

The couple and Ackerson were in the midst of a tense custody battle over Grant's two young sons with Ackerson

Hayes took the stand in her defense, saying she didn't know about the murder until nearly a week after the death

A jury is currently deliberating whether to convict Hayes of first-degree murder or accessory to murder after the fact

A former actress claims she didn't know her husband murdered the 27-year-old mother of his two young children until he pushed her to help hide the body parts more than a week later. Amanda Hayes, 41, took the stand in her defense, saying she only agreed to help hide the chopped up body parts of Laura Jean Ackerson when her husband Grant threatened to kill her as well. But prosecutors said Hayes never tried to expose her husband's heinous act, and even seemed happy in pictures taken after they disposed of the body . More than that, they say the couple planned the murder after a troubled custody battle over Grant's two young sons with Ackerson. Hayes is facing charges of first-degree murder and accessory after the fact for the July 2011 death. Her husband Grant was convicted last year of murder and is currently serving a life sentence. - (Black-on-white)

Black Susquehanna Valley man accused of killing white 34-year-old girlfriend YORK, Pa. —A York man is behind bars, charged with criminal homicide. Jermane Taylor, 23, was arrested in connection with the death of 34-year-old Billy Jo Bratton. Bratton was found dead on Sunday at the home she shared with Taylor on the 200 block of Southwest Street. The coroner said Bratton died of blunt force trauma. There is no word on a motive at this point. - (Black-on-white)

Baton Rouge police arrest two teens in beating deathBaton Rouge police arrested two teens Tuesday accused in the fatal Feb. 1 attack of a 55-year-old Indiana native, a crime that might have been committed simply because the teens wanted to see who hit harder. John Bannon, 1654 Clear Lake Lane, Baton Rouge, died Friday of injuries sustained when he fell onto the concrete sidewalk during the attack, fractured his skull and suffered a brain hemorrhage, according to the arrest warrant for Windall Lavel Herring. Bannon’s death leaves his family wondering why a man they described as a compassionate and caring individual was targeted. “You just want to know why, why him,” said Susan Smith, Bannon’s sister, who resides in Nashville, Tenn. on Wednesday afternoon, choking back tears. “Why him, of all people, (who) didn’t bother anybody.” Police think the two teens, Herring, 19, and a 15-year-old whose name was not released, attacked Bannon in an attempted robbery, to see who could hit harder or possibly for another reason, police spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely said. - (Black-on-white)

Black Chicago man charged with murder, armed robbery in shooting death of White Downers Grove manDOWNERS GROVE – John Serpe, the Downers Grove man shot to death last week in Chicago, was described by family as a die-hard football fan and computer tech who had appeared to be back on the right track with a new job. Serpe, 44, of the 2900 block of Maple Avenue, was shot to death in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago about 5:10 a.m. Feb. 9 in an alleged armed robbery. Police charged Anthony Tucker, 41, of the 1400 block of South Canal Street, with one count of first degree murder, one count of armed robbery with discharge of a firearm and two counts of armed robbery with a firearm, the Chicago Police News Affairs Office announced Tuesday. - (Black-on-white)

Missouri says it has a drug supplier for its upcoming execution Missouri officials said late Wednesday afternoon that they have arranged with an unidentified pharmacy to provide the lethal injection chemical for use in next week’s execution of a Kansas City man. The state revealed the existence of the supplier of pentobarbital — the drug used in the state’s last three executions — in a federal court filing opposing a stay of execution for Michael Taylor. Taylor is scheduled to be put to death next Wednesday for the 1989 killing of 15-year-old Ann Harrison. Taylor, now 47, and co-defendant Roderick Nunley, 48, both pleaded guilty in 1991 to kidnapping Ann from in front of her southeast Kansas City home while she waited for the school bus. She was raped and stabbed to death. - (Black-on-white)

4 blacks charged after men found dead in burning Detroit home Four people have been charged in connection with the deaths of three males found in a Detroit house fire last week. Tenisha Jackson, 19; Larry Johnson, 20; Rashawn Johnson, 19; and Keeshon Lake, 19, have all been charged with three counts of first-degree murder; three counts felony murder; two counts armed robbery; and one count of arson. Larry Johnson was also charged for Felony Firearm and Possession of Heroin. Firefighters responded to a house fire on Bentler Street Feb. 10. They discovered three bodies inside the home. Two of the victims were already deceased and the third person was rushed to the hospital. A medical examiner has determined Lawrence Bowman, 51, died of a gunshot wound to the head. He also suffered multiple stab wounds, which were thought initially to have been the cause of death. Michael Hoots, 24, died from multiple stab wounds. Nicholas Bowman, 26, later died at the hospital as a result of multiple stab wounds. He is the son of Lawrence Bowman. The father and son lived at the home. Hoots was visiting from Livonia. - (Black-on-white)

Jay-Von Avery, Kyle Lutes: West Palm Beach suspect arrested after Indiana man's body dumpedA West Palm Beach man remains in jail after being accused of killing an Indiana man and dumping his body in suburban Palm Beach Gardens. Jay-Von Avery was charged with first-degree murder Sunday morning and held without bond. Police say he shot Kyle Lutes, 25, in the back of the head and dumped his body in a wooded area along Valencia Gardens Avenue. According to the affidavit, Avery paid Lutes to use his car. But a few days later, police said the car had bullet holes in the side and Lutes was nowhere to be found. The affidavit says days before the body was found, Avery asked his sister to pass by the wooded area where the body was found. Police said Avery then told his sister he "shot some boy and his body is by the lake." The suspect's sister then contacted police. The police report says Lutes had come to South Florida from Indiana to get treatment for a drug addiction. - (Black-on-white)

Brothers Were Shot And Killed Before Their House Was Set On Fire(Corinth, MS) A man is being held in the deaths of two brothers found inside their burned home in Corinth, Miss. Investigators say the two brothers, 66-year old James Copeland and 64-year old Jerry Copeland, had each been shot in the head before their house was set on fire. The fire was reported the morning of February 13th. Corinth police say the murders and arson were allegedly an act of revenge by 28-year-old Sirdon Greer. The tragic deaths of the Copelands was hard enough to handle, but details on why they died has left neighbors in shock. In 2011, Vietnam veteran James Copeland shared with reporters his joy of being reunited with a daughter he fathered while serving in the war. “I’m glad that I was able to find her and we got the future to look forward to,” James Copeland said in 2011. But two-and-a-half-years later, the 66-year old man’s hopes have come to a tragic end. Thursday morning, he and his younger brother Jerry were found dead in the ashes of their Corinth home... Police say the fire was no accident. They took 28-year-old Sirdon Greer into custody and plan to charge him with two counts of murder and arson. Police allege Greer wanted revenge for a domestic situation involving Greer’s wife and Jerry Copeland’s son. Police said the two men were each shot in the head and died before the fire was set. - (Black-on-white)

UK: Dean Mayley Killing: Two (Black) Teenagers ChargedPolice have charged two teenagers over the murder of 24-year-old Dean Mayley in London. Ryan Beresford, 18, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named, are due to face Brent Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. The pair were arrested after turning themselves in at a London police station. Mr Mayley, who suffered from learning difficulties, was stabbed as he walked along Ruislip Road, in west London, on February 7. His condition meant that he had a mental age of around nine. Two teenagers - both aged 17 - have already appeared at Willesden Youth Court charged with murder, conspiracy to rob and possession of an offensive weapon. The two 17-year-olds were remanded in custody on Monday ahead of a bail hearing at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. - (Black-on-white) - (UK)

Act Now To Save Europa!"What Is Happening To Europa Today? Today, all our lands and cultures are under attack by elitist politicians, who ignore our wishes against their flood of impoverished immigrants and participation in US military endeavors. Our communities, our economies and our lives are in flames! This continent-wide pattern of destruction is now obvious, and an alarm has been raised among the European peoples, leading us to form the Wiking Partie." - (EU) - (UK)